The Sugar Act

What is the main focus of the author's perspective on the Sugar Act?

• Colonists' anger towards the Sugar Act

• Colonial assemblies' right to tax

• Impact of the Sugar Act on trade

• British government's justification for the Sugar Act

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How did the British government hope to encourage colonists to pay the duty on molasses?

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What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?

• To regulate the sugar trade in the American colonies

• To increase revenue from sugar imports

• To reduce the consumption of sugar in the colonies

• To promote the production of sugar in the West Indies

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What was the main aim of the Sugar Act?

• To reduce smuggling

• To increase tax on molasses

• To establish new courts in America

• To promote trade with America

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What is the author's view on the British government's intention to reduce smuggling and establish vice-admiralty courts?

• Supportive

• Critical

• Neutral

• Unsure

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